tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post5176374844358935293..comments2023-07-23T06:42:12.346-06:00Comments on My Paint Box: "Thorns"Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-65345421260949867772008-06-08T21:07:00.000-05:002008-06-08T21:07:00.000-05:00Thanks Terry! I'll have to take all of you around ...Thanks Terry! I'll have to take all of you around that corner some day.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-26090113638625288332008-05-30T15:31:00.000-05:002008-05-30T15:31:00.000-05:00I recognized the site immediately from your "untit...I recognized the site immediately from your "untitled" painting - a beautiful, evocative place. As others noted, I want to see what's around the corner, or where the figure(s) came from - very narrative.Terry https://www.blogger.com/profile/12128153098834209943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-18154885815305667692008-05-22T16:16:00.000-05:002008-05-22T16:16:00.000-05:00Thanks onpainting.Thanks onpainting.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-73287246323275399812008-05-22T08:31:00.000-05:002008-05-22T08:31:00.000-05:00A beautiful painting.A beautiful painting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-3752034640278464062008-05-21T21:09:00.000-05:002008-05-21T21:09:00.000-05:00Thanks Paz. Much appreciated as always.Thanks Paz. <BR/>Much appreciated as always.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-39690772872846224362008-05-21T21:07:00.000-05:002008-05-21T21:07:00.000-05:00Hi Simon, good to hear from you, it's been a while...Hi Simon, good to hear from you, it's been a while. <BR/>It is a lot better to start out with low prices and sell as much as you can. Raise them slowly once you're selling consistently.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-16336954861993544792008-05-21T20:30:00.000-05:002008-05-21T20:30:00.000-05:00Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation re: ...Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation re: why the figures are walking away in your paintings. Makes a lot of sense. I like this painting (I like all your paintings).<BR/><BR/>PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-34675091746922396522008-05-21T20:04:00.000-05:002008-05-21T20:04:00.000-05:00very nice work. I couldn't imagine selling someth...very nice work. I couldn't imagine selling something for $600, that's awesome... hehe. My biggest seller was like 250 or something :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-88678488148786562722008-05-21T13:41:00.000-05:002008-05-21T13:41:00.000-05:00Thanks Jeffrey. I appreciate your comments and the...Thanks Jeffrey. I appreciate your comments and the visit to my blog.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-1353891326224150772008-05-21T08:00:00.000-05:002008-05-21T08:00:00.000-05:00Once again the simplicity of this piece is captiva...Once again the simplicity of this piece is captivating Frank. The warm light and subtle colour...I love the way the green in the bundle of thorns adds so much colour to the painting against the muted tones of the surrounding background. A really wonderful painting Frank!Jeffrey J. Boron https://www.blogger.com/profile/03911857227885778381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-30446572133847596182008-05-20T09:00:00.000-05:002008-05-20T09:00:00.000-05:00Thanks Theresa! You have a great day too! Thanks f...Thanks Theresa! You have a great day too! Thanks for looking.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-11801661490916349722008-05-20T02:05:00.000-05:002008-05-20T02:05:00.000-05:00i love your blog! have a great day!i love your blog! have a great day!theresamillerwatercolorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392595279030557008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-56371388788580250442008-05-18T22:49:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:49:00.000-05:00Good point Dean. Thanks.Good point Dean. Thanks.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-35718473367901434952008-05-18T22:45:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:45:00.000-05:00Hi Amy, it won't be too hard to find once I put up...Hi Amy, it won't be too hard to find once I put up my next piece. (maybe next piece).<BR/>If you looked hard enough you could find another post on My Paint Box that would give it away.<BR/>The time of day is similar in these two paintings. I think it is all of the reflected warm light on the three figures that makes it look a lot hotter.<BR/>Thanks for the comments.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-62934544345592837092008-05-18T22:38:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:38:00.000-05:00Hi Ambera. Good luck with that. The jelly bellies ...Hi Ambera. Good luck with that. The jelly bellies that is.<BR/>Thanks!Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-2738056278217392372008-05-18T22:36:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:36:00.000-05:00Thanks a lot Sheila. I love this corner because of...Thanks a lot Sheila. I love this corner because of those big planes.<BR/>Thanks for visiting.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-64930081507271662802008-05-18T22:34:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:34:00.000-05:00Thanks Mary.Thanks Mary.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-8933211235363430232008-05-18T12:58:00.000-05:002008-05-18T12:58:00.000-05:00Excellent job as always, Frank. I too like the fig...Excellent job as always, Frank. I too like the figure from the back concept. For one thing, when seen from the front, it becomes a portrait in the viewer's mind. Then they start thinking "who does that look like", etc. It turns into a distraction instead of provoking thought and mystery.Dean H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02834470562550878971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-39305428015074770792008-05-18T08:44:00.000-05:002008-05-18T08:44:00.000-05:00Frank, I too knew this corner right away.Isn't it ...Frank, I too knew this corner right away.Isn't it wonderful to think , that if anyone who loves your paintings(many)would want to search out this very spot, in your lovely town in Mexico. <BR/>That is something I would do.<BR/>This old fellow is alive in your painting.<BR/>We want to go back & forth to compare the two paintings. The light is different.You know they were done at two different times of the day.What a happy corner.Love it. <BR/>amyAmy Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534128458360295161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-50114908673314874922008-05-18T07:08:00.000-05:002008-05-18T07:08:00.000-05:00no need to comment back.....but, yes, there are th...no need to comment back.....but, yes, there are thorns - the green bundle, poignantly luminous even without your blog-post explanation - in your painting; it's not just the title. <BR/><BR/>a few months ago, I heard someone explain the prophetic fulfillments of the crown of thorns. I'd never heard it before; and ran through my thoughts all these months. <BR/><BR/>Somewhere in there, on this unrelated journey through artist blogs/sites, I saw your Good Friday blog and the paintings surrounding it.....then, your painting and blog from a couple of days ago - awe-ingly, it all brought my thoughts before my eyes......<BR/><BR/>and, I had just been telling someone about the thorn crown when your "Thorns" post came up. <BR/><BR/>It's like that.<BR/>: )<BR/>: )<BR/>: )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-89698199132947113262008-05-18T06:46:00.000-05:002008-05-18T06:46:00.000-05:00Thanks for the nice comment on my blog Frank, I ha...Thanks for the nice comment on my blog Frank, I have no doubt i'll be eating more Jelly Bellies than the average person can handle.<BR/>This is quite a corner. You've painted it so well and with such a sense of familiarity, that it was instantly recognizable from the previous painting. <BR/>I like the idea of doing series of people moving through this same place.Amberahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110306327335390517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-35247269960935327742008-05-18T06:38:00.000-05:002008-05-18T06:38:00.000-05:00You have an excellent eye for colour Frank. Makes ...You have an excellent eye for colour Frank. Makes me realise how far I have to go yet. The big planes like the walls and floor surface are full of subtle colour variations and yet they act as a whole. Beautiful painting.Sheila Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202418013915704272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-28484889700054864252008-05-17T22:32:00.000-05:002008-05-17T22:32:00.000-05:00I recognized the scene right away from the previou...I recognized the scene right away from the previous painting of it. I like it very much.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-57180900876299537902008-05-17T21:55:00.000-05:002008-05-17T21:55:00.000-05:00Hi again Anonymous. I'm glad that this one speaks ...Hi again Anonymous. I'm glad that this one speaks to you in that way. Even though the thorns are not visible. I guess the title makes this one. The absence of much distraction in the painting kind of gives that feeling of meditation or calm.<BR/>I appreciate your visits.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-42381413905621594652008-05-17T21:50:00.000-05:002008-05-17T21:50:00.000-05:00Alicia, It does have some cooler colors. The green...Alicia, It does have some cooler colors. The green and blue of the figure push it a little. I am doing several of this street, but going for different effects/ moods.<BR/>Thanks for your thoughts on people walking away.<BR/>:-)Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.com